Location | Stoer Head, Lochinver, Highland, Assynt, United Kingdom |
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OS grid | NC0037032967 |
Coordinates | 58°14′24″N 5°24′09″W / 58.240017°N 5.402573°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1870 |
Built by | Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson |
Construction | stone (tower) |
Automated | 1978 |
Height | 14 m (46 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1][2] |
Markings | white (tower), black (lantern), ochre (trim) |
Power source | mains electricity |
Operator | National Trust for Scotland, Northern Lighthouse Board |
Heritage | category B listed building |
Light | |
Focal height | 59 m (194 ft) |
Range | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 15s |
Stoer Head Lighthouse was built on Stoer Head by brothers David and Thomas Stevenson in 1870 after being identified as one of forty-five sites in Scotland where a lighthouse was necessary to protect shipping.[3] The lighthouse is 45 feet (14 m) high, making it squat in appearance, but the height of the cliffs on which it sits means it can be seen at a distance of 24 miles (39 km) out at sea.[4] The beacon flashes white every fifteen seconds.[4]